Offense can lead to envy and jealousy as in the story of Cain and Abel. I want you to notice the relationship of David and Saul and how the spirit of offense entered Saul. Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed David in the midst of his brothers; and the...

You believe in your heart, and you confess it with your mouth. But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in...

Jerry and I have five grandchildren. We have established trust funds for each of them because the Bible says to lay up an inheritance for your children's children. So, every month we put money into their accounts. Each of these grandchildren is operating on...

It's that time of the year when I want to gather my family and friends around me and tell them how dear they are and how much I love them. I love to lavish them with gifts as an expression of my love. Yes, I've been told that I give too much to my children and my...

Are you sowing financial seed but failing to reap the harvest that God says you are entitled to? You can sow seed, and give your tithe consistently; however, according to the Word, it doesn't matter how much you give, if there is offense in your heart, your sowing...

"Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust" (2 Peter 1:4). Satan tries to deceive us and cause us to think that the...

Is your house occupied by the presence of God, or is it occupied by the influences of this world? As a military force goes into a country and conquers that country, they set up people there to occupy those zones. Well, Jesus is the invading force that came and...

When you were born again, you were given the measure of faith. We have all been given the measure of faith, not a measure, but the measure. What you do with your faith depends on how much your measure grows. We are all on different faith levels because of what...

For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. (Mark...

Forgiveness is a debt we owe, but when you forgive, it cancels that debt. For us to receive from God, we must forgive. We have to choose to forgive. It's a choice we make minute by minute. You can finish reading this and instantly have the opportunity to be...

You have a choice. You can choose to be offended, to carry that offense with you everywhere you go for years and years. You can choose to voice that offense to everyone in order to obtain sympathy. You can be what the devil wants you to be - offended. Or you can...

In Ezekiel 28, we have a picture of how Lucifer became offended at God because he wanted to get all the praise. He felt like God had been given enough praise and that he had served God long enough - it was time to receive praise himself. He wanted worship and...